Beater



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Application September 8 Claims.

This invention relates to kitchen utensils, and particularly to a hand operated beater for eggs, cream etc.

The principal objects of my invention are to 5 provide a device of this character arranged so that a very eificient beating action is obtained; one which may be supported and manipulated by either the right or left hand from different points relative to the axis of the beater at the option of the operator; one constructed so that it may be easily kept in a clean and sanitary condition; one which may be held in the hand or supported from a wall at the option of the user; and one of sturdy construction and mechanism so that there is no tendency for any part to get out of order.

These objects I accomplish by means of such structure and relative arrangement of parts as will fully appear by a perusal of the following specification and claims.

In the drawing similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the several views:

Figure 1 is a back view of my improved beater.

Figure 2 is an end view of the same partly broken away and in section.

Figure 3 is an enlarged fragmentary section on the line 3-3 of Figure 2.

Figure 4 is a similar view on Figure 1.

Figure 5 is a side porting a beater.

Referring now more particularly to the characters of reference on the drawing, the numeral I denotes a vertical frame member or support, in which is turnably mounted a transverse shaft 2. Fixed on the ends of this shaft are relatively large and small bevel gears 3 and 4 respectively disposed with their teeth in facing relation to each other. An offset or crank handle 5 is secured to and projects outwardly from the gear 3 so that thegears may be turned. A cylindrical handle 6 the axis of which is at right angles to the shaft 2 is normally disposed above the member I and is mounted on a depending yoke I. This yoke has centrally located ears 8 at its lower end for straddling the upper end of the member I above the gears and is removably and adjustably clamped thereto by a pivot bolt 9 having a wing nut I thereon on the same side of the member I as the small gear 4. v

The axis of this bolt is parallel to the shaft 2 and is at such a distance from said shaft that the I wing nut I0 may be manipulated without interfering with the adjacent gear.

By means of this arrangement the handle may the line 4-4 of view of a wall bracket for sups, Chico, Calif.

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be disposed in a horizontal position above and symmetrical to the member I, as shown in Figure 1, or it may be turned through an arc of 90 to either side so that the axis of the handle is then in a vertical position as indicated in dotted lines. This allows the beater to be held upright by the hand when it is desired to have the hand in difierent positions as the convenience of the operator may justify. Also the handle may be removed entirely for a purpose which will be seen later.

Bevel pinions II and I2 are disposed between and mesh with the gears 3 and 4 respectively at the bottom of the same. The pinion II is fixed on 9. depending tubular shaft I3 on and adjacent the lower endof which is fixed the upper end of a beater ring or band I4 disposed in a vertical plane. This ring, while being shown as a cylindrical or plain form, may be of any desired shape and of corrugated or other contour. The pinion I2 is mounted on a depending tubular shaft I which projects through the shaft I3 with a running fit and has its lower end turnably supported in a boss I6 secured to and projecting upwardly from the bottom of the ring I4 in axial alinement with the shaft I3 as shown in Figure 3. Another small ring I! is mounted at its upper and lower ends on the shaft I5 inside and symmetrical with the ring I4. The remarks given in connection with the possible construction and form of the ring I4 also apply to said ring I'l.

Rigidly secured in and depending from the member I through the shaft I5 is a rod I8, on the lower end of which, below the boss I6 and the ring I4, is a nut I9. The ring I4 at the bottom is deformed upwardly to provide a recess for the u nut, as shown, so that the latter will rest on the bottom of the mixing bowl without the ring touching the bowl and yet mantaining the ring close to the same.

To facilitate and cheapen manufacturing operations the rings are preferably secured on the corresponding tubular shafts as follows:

The shaft I3 for instance, which is designed to engage the upper end of the ring I4, is provided with opposed tangential grooves 20 the width or thickness of the ring. The latter is drilled with diametrically opposed holes of a size to snugly fit over the shaft and when the ring is slid over said shaft so that it registers with the groove, it is struck on opposite sides so that the ring material around the adjacent hole is deformed and caused to enter the grooves as shown at 2| in Figure 3. The ring is then held against rotation or axial movement on the shaft without the use of solder or other additional securing means.

To enable the beater to be mounted in supporting relation with a wall so that it will be maintained in an upright and reiatively suspended positionwithout the use of the hand, I pro ide a special wall bracket. This comprises a bracket plate 22 adapted to be secured against the wall at a convenient level and position and havingvertically. spaced ears 23 projecting therefrom. A

member 24 turnably projects between the ears, being adjustably mounted in connection therewith on a vertical axis by a wing nut-bolt 25. Projecting from the outerend of the member 24 is a bar 26 adjustably clamped to said member by a wing nut-bolt 2? whoseaxis is horizontal. The outer end of the bar is forked to straddle the upper end of. the member I, and the forks are slotted from c the top as at 28 to engage the clamping bolt 9 of the beater as indicated in Figure 5. In this manner the beater may be swung horizontally reiative to the wall untilit is properly positioned relative to the mixing bowl or moved out of the way selectively, and may be independently raised or lowered soas to enter orclear the bowl. The varione wing nuts may be tightened up after the beater has been positioned either in an operative or out of the way position so as to hold the same against movement. With this device only one hand is necessary to manipulate the beater, leaving the other hand free for other purposes, as

when pouring in oil etc. in mixing mayonnaise, frostings etc.

It will be noted that the outer beater ring it, except at the top and bottom, is concave in cross section. This tends to cause the ring when rotating to throw the mix inwardly or toward the smaller ring, resulting in a faster beating action.

From the foregoing description it will be readily seen that I havepr-oduced such a device as substantially fulfills the objects. of the invention as set forth herein.

While this specification sets forth in detail the present and. preferred construction of the device, still in practice such deviations from such detail may be resorted to as do not form a departure from the spirit of the invention, as defined by the appended claims. 7 r

' Having thus described my invention what I claim as'new. and useful and desire to secine by Letters Patent is; V

1. A hand member comprising a frame memher, a shaft depending below the frame, a beater element on the lower end portion of the shaft, a

tubular shaft surrounding the first named shaft above the element, means between the frame member and shafts to rotate the latter, a beater element supported by and depending from the tubular shaft about the first named beater element, a boss on the last named beater element in which the lower end of the first named shaft is turnably supported, said first named shaft also being tubular, and a rod having a head on its 1 lower end projecting upwardly through said first named shaft and secured in the frame member;

the head engaging the bottom of the boss.

7 2. A hand member comprising a frame member, a shaft depending below the frame, a beater element on the lower end portion of the shaft, a

tubular shaft surrounding the first named shaft above the element, means between the" frame member and shafts to rotate the latter, abeater element supported by and depending from-the tubular shaft about the firstnamed beater element, a boss on the last named beater element in which the lower end of the first named shaft is turnably supported, said first named shaft also being tubular, a rod secured in and depending from the frame member through the first named shaft to a termination below the boss, and a removable nut on the lower end of the'rod engaging the boss. 7 V

3. A structure as in claim 2 in which the nut is substantially countersunk relative to the bottom plane of the adjacent beater whereby to offer "40 no interference with the projection ofsaid ele-' ment to adjacent the bottom of a mixing bowl.

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